I took this picture late yesterday- a damp and windy day at the beach.
The sun is out today- still chilly, but the weather report promises a beautiful weekend at the shore!
Memorial Day weekend is the latest it can be this year.  Most seasonal businesses are opening the week before or sooner. Only 2 weeks to go…
The outfall pipe removal project continues between 99th and 109th Streets in Stone Harbor. Â
FYI- if you are walking along that section of beach, watch for sinkholes where pilings have been removed…they will swallow your sneakers!
 Springer’s Ice Cream in Stone Harbor has a sign on their front door- open weekend of May 15th. That gives us a few days to review the list posted outside and select a flavor 😉
Good news…the equipment is in place on the 9th Street beach for the Avalon beach fill project. Tractors are connecting pipes and preparing the work area.
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The pumped sand will cover the exposed rocks at the edge of the dunes- allowing for safe pathways to the new beach (working south from 9th to 26th Streets).
Just in time for summer!
5/13/10 Update: Great Lakes Dredging Company has arranged for an additional dredge in order to complete the 2 projects quickly. Work in Avalon will start on May 20th, and be completed by June 6th. Sea Isle’s project will be completed by June 12th.
Noticed this sign at the END of Dune Drive in Avalon– right before the jetty rocks at the inlet.
Otherwise, how would the rider know to stop and turn around??
Happy Mother’s Day to the women in my family who continue to shape my life. My mother – a woman who raised her 4 daughters to be strong and self reliant. My sisters- we’ve shared rooms, clothes,vacations, laughs, and tears….and still do in fact! And my daughter’s in law- the benefits of 2 loving daughters without the difficult teenage years. Enjoy the day…
Kohler’s Bakery has been a fixture in Avalon for 61 years.Â
Walking in their store is like a trip back in time…the old fashioned display cases and familiar smells. Sticky buns (and sometimes crumb cake or donuts) were a Sunday tradition throughout my childhood.
Glad to welcome them back for another summer season.  Enjoying a cream donut as I write this post!
The beach grooming machines are back with their early morning routine.
I hesitate as I cross over the neat rows of sand on my way to the water’s edge. It’s like walking on freshly vacuumed carpet! Maybe it’s my childhood memories of shag carpeting made fluffy with a plastic rake (really…we had one).
Come to the shore and add your footprints on the “carpet”, too!
Yes, the winter was tough. And doesn’t it seem like spring has flown by? Now we are just 3 weeks away from Memorial Day weekend.Â
Don’t forget to buy your seasonal beach tags (discounted before May 31st). Hoy’s and Seashore Ace hope you need new beach chairs, too.
Avalon Supermarket at 29th and Dune Drive opens tomorrow for the season- one less reason to drive off the island 🙂
With the sunset close to 8pm, there’s ample opportunity for an evening beach stroll.   The fading sun casts interesting shadows on the sand; and the ocean/ sky turn various shades of pink.
We are getting spoiled with this summer like spring weather 🙂